Category: Announcement

Weaving East to West 2019 Workshops with Sara Hotchkiss

    Sometime in the mid-eighties not too long after I moved to Maine, I met a lovely woman at a craft show near Camden who fell in love with the color blends of a rug I wove. She and the rug went happily home. In truth I went happily home too because I sold a […]

Job Opening: Executive Director at The Harlow

  The Harlow (Kennebec Valley Art Association) is seeking an independent and creative chief executive to lead our member driven, community-based nonprofit and advance our mission to connect and celebrate art, artists and community. For more information visit http://harlowgallery.org

Slow Flowers Maine Meet Up Spring 2019

  The next Slow Flowers Maine Meet-Up will held June 3rd-4th 2019 at The Maine Repertory Theater in the Pepperell Mill Complex Biddeford Maine.  Tickets are available on eventbrite. We are delighted to announce that this Spring’s 2019 Slow Flowers Maine Meet-Up is during Women’s History month. All of the business that are participating in […]

New Works by Russell D’Alessio

Russell describes the means to the end of the pieces, “I begin with a drawing, most of the time a woman then overlaid on a background of textures that contain bits of photographs I have taken along the way on our travels.  I then add layers of paint, sometimes also adding  silver leaf, gold leaf, copper […]

Announcements from The Maine Crafts Association

  The outdoor Maine Art and Craft Seconds & Supplies Sale will be held Saturday June 1, 2019 at Running with Scissors in Portland, Maine.     Call for Artists: Maine Craft Weekend Full listings, including map listing are free for current members of MCA and Maine Made through June 30. Non-members are also welcome to join the tour, which includes web and map listing and […]

Sixth annual Artists & Makers Conference at Point Lookout in Northport

  Robert Shetterly, hands-on workshops kick off two-day conference for Maine artists and arts-based businesses April 4-5 at Point Lookout The sixth annual Artists & Makers Conference will take place Thursday, April 4th from 2:00–6:30 p.m. and Friday, April 5th from 8:15 a.m.–5:00 p.m. at Point Lookout in Northport, Maine. This year’s event will kick off on Thursday afternoon with a […]

March Exhibitions at Greenhut Galleries

These exhibitions are shown from March 7 – 30 with an opening reception on March 7 from 5-7.  Tim Christensen will give a talk on March 9 at 1 and Henry Isaacs on March 16 at 1. Greenhut is pleased to announce its first exhibition of work by printmaker, PMA Biennial featured porcelain artist, environmentalist, […]

Rumford Artist Wins 2019 Moxie Festival Logo Contest

  A design created by Rumford artist and teacher Brent Bachelder was selected as the winning logo for the 2019 Moxie Festival.  The artwork consists of four iconic images, all of them with a bottle of Moxie.  DaVinci’s Mona Lisa, Vincent Van Gogh, and a Picasso-esque figure are shown enjoying the distinctively different beverage while […]

Upcoming Workshops at The Harlow Gallery

  Upcoming workshops at The Harlow Gallery. Saturday, February 16, 10am-1pm: Exploring Ceramic Cold Finish Techniques with Shawna Barnes Saturday, March 2, 10am-12pm:Mosaic Picture Frames with Barb Loken Saturday, March 9, 10am-1pm:Intro to Watercolor Landscape with Stacey Anderson Saturday, March 23, 11am-3pm:Wood Carving with Rusted Pulchritude     Spaces are limited, sign-up today by calling 207-622-3813 […]

Applications for Monhegan Artists’ Residency Program Now Open

The Monhegan Artists’ Residency announces the opening of the application period for summer 2019 grants on Monhegan Island, Maine. The program provides studio space, comfortable living quarters, a modest stipend, and time for visual artists to reflect on, experiment, or develop their art and ideas while living in an artistically historic and beautiful location. The […]